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Hilary Prendini Toffoli
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Alan Paton equally relevant now as reflection of our society as in the day
Four theatre dynamos who bring Alan Paton’s story to life in A Voice I Cannot Silence discuss the iconic author with Hilary Prendini Toffoli.
Louis Viljoen: Theatre’s unruly wunderkind
Playwright Louis Viljoen fearlessly tackles a wide range of subjects in his uncompromising and challenging dramas, like the upcoming ‘The Kingmakers’.
SA film signals new directions
From Hear Me Move to Dis Ek, Anna, the South African film industry is telling bold and refreshing stories for a whole new audience.
The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency’s musical lift-off
Much song and dance is being made about The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, with help from a Freshlyground prodigy.
Zake Mda’s ‘Heart of Redness’ hits the stage as an African opera
Neo Muyanga and Mark Fleishman have crafted a new kind of African opera, based on Zakes Mda’s ‘Heart of Redness’
Heroic ballet of an African Spartacus
South African choreographer, Veronica Paeper, reinvents her 1980s ballet production, Spartacus of Africa, with a cast of over 100.
Walk a fine line in the Karoo
South Africa now has its own impressive geoglyph, a monumental land artwork in the tradition of Peru’s mysterious Nazca lines.
Darling buds in brand mayhem
West Coast artisans are locking horns over who has the right to use the Darling name on their many varied but entirely splendid wares.
Wonderboy works wonders
"The world is craving stories converted into beautiful products. If it comes from Africa the demand is even greater."
Bitter tune: Aria troupe defies area bankrollers
Cape Town Opera is receiving flak from funders for taking its singers abroad, despite its successes there.
Bailey dose of theatre prescribed
Brett Bailey’s quest for social justice is an antidote to people who are opposed to diversity and tolerance.
The street is Long, with many a windy turn
Fights are spilling out into the gutters of central Cape Town, but patrons are unfazed – the commotion is driving investors – to Bree Street.
South Africans’ light-bulb moments
As the Design Indaba kicks off in Cape Town, meet six innovative and eco-friendly designs that promise to aid rural communities.
Cape Town fires up its art engine
Global rock stars of art and design are ?showing their work this weekend in ?three events that are part of the World Design Capital 2014 programme.
A storm in a teacup
Darrel Bristow-Bovey appears to have survived the sticky fingers scandal but evidently he is in interesting company, Hilary Prendini Toffoli points out.